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Khmer Wedding Ceremony

Traditional Khmer Wedding Ceremony

By On April 29, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Traditional Cambodian attitudes to marriage are changing, as most people get married nowadays at a much later age than their parents and grandparents, except in the more remote rural areas. Many young women are postponing marriage in favor of a career. It is no longer unusual to meet bright and beautiful women who [...]

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Two TV Channels raised nearly US$1.5 million for victims during water festival

By On November 27, 2010 · 2 Comments

By Friday evening, two local TV stations- Bayon and CTN – formed fund raising in order to help family members of the dead and the injured during the water festival, raising nearly US$1.5 million. Bayon TV had raised more than US$1.08 million and CTN had raised more than US$500,000.

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Rumor and superstition erupted after tragic incident during water festival

By On November 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

One day came after tragic incident occurred in the last day of water festival and left hundreds of revelers dead and injured on Koh Pich suspension bridge at the area of leisure where has been developing and became new-eye-catching destination of Cambodians across the nation. Cambodians throughout the nation felt that it was [...]

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Feeling socked with thousands of death during water festival

By On November 23, 2010 · 1 Comment

I feel very shocked with thousands of Cambodian people’s death in stampede on Koh Pich Island Bridge (Diamond Island) during the final day of water festival ceremony (November 22, 2010) in Phnom Penh. At around 1:20am, my young brother called me about this tragic incident happening in Koh Pich Island while I was sleeping.

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Waiting for the Water Festival 2010

By On November 7, 2010 · 2 Comments

After the national election 1993, Cambodia has restarted to celebrate the Water Festival Ceremony during 3 days annually taking place in October or November. And Most of Cambodian people flock from different provinces and cities into Phnom Penh capital in order to watch boat racings on Mekong River.

In the history, [...]

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Social morality and Students – Cambodia

By On August 24, 2008 · 2 Comments

It is not new amongst Cambodian teenagers but it is new for me while I spotted a group of 5 young girl school students was out of restroom at gasoline station by carrying their student uniform wrapped into plastic bags. And then they took on modern-style clothes and ride new model motorcycles, which the [...]

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Not see groom but white screen

By On July 4, 2008 · 15 Comments

That is the second time that I met and saw the wedding ceremony in which the groom was absent on the day of marriage celebration. In the last few months, I wrote blog post on Wedding Ceremony without Groom which the Cambodian-American groom missed being in his special day. And I posted [...]

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Camboidia- Preah Vihear temple

Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia, not Thailand

By On June 20, 2008 · 42 Comments

The controversial conflict over Preah Vihear temple between Cambodia and Thailand was resolved, with Thai government agreeing to back Cambodia’s application for the historic border temple to be listed as a World Heritage Site. International Court of Justice ruled the temple belonging to Cambodia on June 15 1962.

I strongly support [...]

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